Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

@andyy - There was a place down south I liked to go to when I was in the area. IT was a branch of a Chinese place up on Anderson Lane that burned down in the 2000s....

@dfeuer - There were a few options listed there I'd already looked into. Most owere charging for software, which I was like "I'm laid off, I'll just go into Windows if I need to."

They did have a DEB file on that site that SEEMED to install on my system...but when I installed it, Linux Trelby just errored out.

Really hopeful that this'll be something that finally gets produced...

My Linux screenwiritng program, Trelby, no longer works in Linux. But if I install the Windows version via WINE, it works fine. That just feels wrong.

I just finished ripping my DVD copy of Fail Safe to disk. This movie, man. This movie. This is one of the most engaging and stressful movies I've ever seen. As the movie goes on, every scene ends up just being a scene of deeper and deeper trauma of everyone involved and a terrible and unnecessary Catch-22.

@andyy - I lived pretty close to there for several years. They were my goto place for American Chinese. (I did Chen's Noodle House and Asia Cafe when I wanted something less American).

So, yeah, the Tangy Spicy Shrimp IS the Austin Super China recipe, but with a lot more broth and veggies. The way Austin Super China served it was just the shrimp on a bed of sliced onions. This recipe is more of shrimp in a broth.

BUT, if I don't eat the broth, and just the shrimp, it's exactly the same. I'm thinking Austin Super China cooks it in the broth/sauce, but then either (1) drains the broth from the shrimp serving itself or (2) uses the sliced onion to soak up the broth.

It's kind of expensive to not eat the broth this cooks in (it takes 20-some scallions!), but it IS the same dish....

Out of 1989 people who underwent GRS surgery, SIX regretted it. SIX. 0.3%.

https://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Abstract/9900/_Regret_after_Gender_Affirming_Surgery___A.1529.aspx

@Aminorjourney - I'm a big believer that the holodeck uses both holographic and replication technology for realism. It allows you to grab and move things realistically with heft and weight, while other stuff is just projection. Also: excuse for stuff like the oil smears. :)

I may not be able to pull off cosplay, but I know who can-tchya, Daaaarling!

For those of you who prefer dubs to subs....

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-27/new-urusei-yatsura-anime-english-dub-streams-on-march-1/.195380

"What are you major accomplishments at your your previous position?"

Um...I managed to not get fired? Well, laid off, but not fired....

I've decided that the female version of "Man Cave" is "Woman's Web."

Alright, folks. Things aren't looking good for the Jenn job-wise and we're going to need to start clamping down on stuff. Quick ask:

I'm going to need to start saving cash, and with inflation, AND the fact that I make fancy foods, I'm gonna need to clamp down on groceries. What are your very cheap, college-level, devastating for your health but heaven for your wallet, meals?

@pricklyheart@mastodon.social - I'd go more with soy sauce for flavoring if I went that route. It needs more saltiness, versus more salt-and-flavoring.

@andyy - I've done Torchy's Republican Taco (The only Republican I'll ever choose!)

Dialing in that Tangy Spicy Shrimp recipe. Now that it's not drowning in Sesame Oil, it just needs a little salt any maybe a touch less five-spice to be the same as Austin's Tangy Spicy Shrimp. I'm also going to heat it up instead of serving it cold, as mine were usually at least warm.

YAY! Another favorite from home!

Just applied for a job that is well WELL below my asking price, but it's overnight. Overnight trumps everything.